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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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